The federal government will send roughly 1,000 notices to borrowers who are considered in default after missing student loan ...

For the fall school term, you should apply for private student loans between May and July. Give yourself about two months for processing ahead of tuition payment deadlines, which are typically in ...

Boston, MA - March 18: US Senator Elizabeth Warren cheering after a teachers testimonial of their student loan forgiveness during American Federation of Teachers roundtable discussion. (Photo by ...

The federal government is officially resuming wage garnishment for federal student loans, beginning today, January 7, 2026.

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A new study suggests that distressed borrowers using a simpler bankruptcy process are succeeding — and that more people like ...

The Education Department quietly announced that there are no plans to restore a tracker that had allowed borrowers to assess ...

A recent update from the Department of Education said that just 170 student-loan borrowers received income-driven repayment discharges in November.

Federal student loan rates are fixed and set by a formula created by Congress that changes annually. For the 2025-2026 academic year, Direct undergraduate loans have a rate of 6.39%. Private student ...

Most federal student loan borrowers have been required to make monthly payments since those payments resumed in October 2023, following the nearly four-year pandemic pause. But borrowers who couldn't ...

The student loan system feels increasingly unstable and that uncertainty is driving more people to look for relief.